 The mountain was partially leveled off and renamed Mount Guizi (), after a plant that was widely planted over the mountain at that time and is known for its Yang qi.In 1985, the university was formally entitled Central China Normal University and Deng Xiaoping, one of the founders of Zhongyuan University, inscribed the new name of the university.In 1993, Chinese President and General Secretary of the Communist Party Jiang Zemin wrote an inscription for the university "Developing normal education, improving the nation’s quality".